There are no swinging pocket watches or mesmerizing spinning spirals it s not about how many TV appearances we have made. More over just sound proven Psychotherapeutic, Cognitive, Hypnotic and Neural Linguistic approaches to help identify and bring a level of understanding whilst we work together to develop a set of bespoke interventions to help relieve your very particular set of challenges.Modern cognitive hypnotherapy is an enjoyable and relaxing experience allowing you to access your full potential with relatively little effort and in a short time. You are in control all the time – and "it feels great!".

Is there evidence that Hypnosis works?

Yes. While there are plenty of examples in the scientific literature attesting to the usefulness of clinical hypnosis (Hypnotherapy), a study published in the journal Gut is noteworthy. The study involved 204 people suffering from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Treatment consisted of 12 weekly sessions of hypnosis (lasting about one hour each). Fifty-eight percent of the men and 75 percent of the women reported significant symptom relief immediately after finishing treatment. More than 80 percent of those who reported initial relief were still improved up to six years later. Fewer than 10 percent of the participants tried other treatments after hypnotherapy.

(Gut November 2003)

While you may think of hypnosis as something you see only in the movies or novels, hypnosis is used in real life as part of the treatment plan for people with numerous health ailments ranging from depression to gastro-intestinal disorders. Based on research showing that hypnotherapy can help people manage – and in many cases recover from illness, hypnotherapyis becoming a more common part of many patients’ recommended health treatment.

How might Hypnosis or Hypnotherapy help me?

Are you looking to lose those un-helpful thoughts that tend to permeate in to an ever growing proportion of your lie, perhaps you want to increase your motivation, achieve a certain goal, work on your body image or just realise more of your full potential.

At The Watford & District Hypnotherapy Centre We offer private therapy sessions Monday to Friday between 10:00 and 20:00 and Saturday
appointments between 10:00 and 1600 at which we can discuss and develop a bespoke program to help identify and resolve your current issues using a combination of hypnosis, hypnotherapy, CBT and NLP.

Sessions are on average 60 minutes in length and cost is £65.00.Specific number of sessions required is hard if not impossible to state as it is a very individual set of circumstances and responses that bring about the various challenges, we offer a free of charge no obligation initial assessment at which we should be able to assess likely number of sessions required.

For more details or to book your free initial consultation, call 01923 728 786 or

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NLP & CBT

I have heard of these, how will you use these techniques ?

NLP is the practice of understanding how people organise their thinking, feeling, language and behaviour to produce the results they do. NLP provides people with a methodology to model outstanding performances achieved by geniuses and leaders in their field.

A key element of NLP is that we form our unique internal mental maps of the world as a product of the way we filter and perceive information absorbed through our five senses from the world around us.

Neuro:Each individual has established their own unique mental filtering system for processing the millions of bits of data being absorbed through the senses. Our first mental map of the world is constituted of internal images, sounds, tactile awareness, internal sensations, tastes and smells that form as result of the neurological filtering process. The first mental map is called ‘First Access’ in NLP.

Linguistic:We then assign personal meaning to the information being received from the world outside. We form our second mental map by assigning language to the internal images, sounds and feelings, tastes and smells, thus forming everyday conscious awareness. The second mental map is called the Linguistic Map (sometimes known as Linguistic Representation)

Programming:The behavioural response that occurs as a result of neurological filtering processes and the subsequent linguistic map

So if you are looking for a neuro linguistic master practitioner offering NLP in Watford we can certainly help you....

Cognitive Therapy

Our 'cognitive processes' are our thoughts which include our ideas, mental images, beliefs and attitudes. Cognitive therapy is based on the principle that certain ways of thinking can trigger, or 'fuel', certain health problems. For example, anxiety, depression, phobias, etc, but there are others including physical problems. The therapist helps you to understand your current thought patterns. In particular, to identify any harmful, unhelpful, and 'false' ideas or thoughts which you have that can trigger your health problem, or make it worse. The aim is then to change your ways of thinking to avoid these ideas. Also, to help your thought patterns to be more realistic and helpful.

Behaviour Therapy

This aims to change any behaviours that are harmful or not helpful. Various techniques are used. For example, a common unhelpful behaviour is to avoid situations that can make you anxious. In some people with phobias the avoidance can become extreme and affect day-to-day life. In this situation a type of behaviour therapy called 'exposure therapy' may be used. This is where you are gradually exposed more and more to feared situations. The therapist teaches you how to control anxiety and to cope when you face up to the feared situations. For example, by using deep breathing and other techniques.

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy - CBT

This is a mixture of cognitive and behaviour therapies. They are often combined because how we behave often reflects how we think about certain things or situations. The emphasis on cognitive or behaviour aspects of therapy can vary, depending on the condition being treated. For example, there is often more emphasis on behaviour therapy when treating obsessive compulsive disorder (where repetitive compulsive actions are a main problem). On the other hand, the emphasis may be more on cognitive therapy when treating depression.

What conditions can be helped by CBT?

CBT has been shown to help people with various condition - both mental health conditions and physical conditions. For example:

As a rule, the more specific the problem, the more likely CBT may help. This is because it is a practical therapy which focuses on particular problems and aims to overcome them. CBT is sometimes used alone, and sometimes used in addition to medication, depending on the type and severity of the condition being treated.

AtThe Watford & District Hypnotherapy CentreWe offer private therapy sessions Monday to Friday between 10:00 and 20:00 and Saturday between 10:00 and 16:00 at which we can discuss and develop a bespoke program to help identify and resolve your current issues using a combination of hypnosis, hypnotherapy, CBT and NLP.

Sessions are on average 60 minutes in length and cost is £65.00. Specific number of sessions required is hard if not impossible to state as it is a very individual set of circumstances and responses that bring about the various challenges, we offer a free of charge no obligation initial assessment at which we should be able to assess likely number of sessions required.